Introduction
The dream of a 2015 World Series Championship was dead. There was no doubt about that. All of the trades, free agency signings, 162 regular season games plus spring training games that even included a Will Ferrell appearance were done and gone. The chance of a World Series in 2015? That dream was as dead as a door-nail.
A.J. Preller was the General Manager of the San Diego Padres who took over in August of 2014. He came in with a flurry of activity to be sure. He traded for former rival Matt Kemp of the Dodgers.